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The Week Ahead

Wednesday

A state appeals court will hear oral arguments in a case questioning the constitutionality of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Voters in 2004 approved Proposition 71 to provide $3 billion over 10 years in state funds for stem cell research. CIRM administers the funds.

Thursday

The Senate Health Committee will convene a hearing to discuss Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) health care reform proposal. The committee is chaired by Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Los Angeles), who is backing legislation to create a state-run, single-payer health care system in California.

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